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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Carolina 64, Louisiana State 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # JB Caldwell, # Ron Groover, # Karl Hess
Attendance: 7311

Bruce Ellington scored 20 points on 6-of-17 shooting to lead South Carolina to a 64-56 victory over Louisiana State in Baton Rouge on Wednesday.

Malik Cooke added 12 points off the bench for the Gamecocks (13-7, 4-3 SEC), who snapped a two-game slide to keep their slim hopes of an NCAA Tournament berth alive. They still have games against No. 24 Vanderbilt, No. 23 Florida, and No. 11 Kentucky left on the schedule to make an impression on the tournament committee.

South Carolina shot only 41 percent (9 of 22) from the floor in the first half but went 11 of 12 at the line and held the Tigers to 32 percent (8 of 25) to take a 31-27 edge into the break.

The Gamecocks came out of the locker room strong and pushed the lead to as much as 57-44 when Damontre Harris grabbed an offensive rebound and dunked it with 7:23 remaining. But a series of turnovers allowed LSU to chip away, using a 9-0 run to cut it to 57-53 at the 4:14 mark.

Ellington ended the drought with a jumper from the elbow less than a minute later and the Tigers would not make another field goal as South Carolina pulled away.

Andre Stringer scored 19 for LSU (10-12, 2-5).

Top Game Performances
 
South Carolina   Louisiana State
Bruce Ellington 20 Scoring Andre Stringer 19
Lakeem Jackson 4 Assists Aaron Dotson 2
Lakeem Jackson 8 Rebounds Garrett Green 9
Bruce Ellington 5 Free Throws Made Garrett Green 8
Malik Cooke 1 Steals Chris Bass 1
Sam Muldrow 4 Blocks Malcolm White 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Carolina 64 44.0 6-16 14-17 7 29 6 4
Louisiana State 56 35.3 5-18 15-22 5 31 1 5